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1st September 2004, 10:43 AM
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Potentiometers
Hello can someone please explain the difference between an audio taper & a linear taper pot. By audio taper do they mean logrithmic.
Also are the bourns series of potentiometers ok to use with gainclone . Regards Blair |
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1st September 2004, 11:48 AM
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yes and yes.
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1st September 2004, 12:56 PM
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Many argue that a law-faked linear pot will out-perform a log pot.
I prefer a stepped attenuator first and a law-faked linear (cermet or carbon, not plastic film) second. 
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1st September 2004, 06:43 PM
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Nuuk, Please show me how to fake the law of a linear pot. Thanks, JojoD |
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1st September 2004, 06:50 PM
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Re: Potentiometers
http://sound.westhost.com/pots.htm is an excellent article that covers all your questions and more.
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1st September 2004, 06:55 PM
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As this thread is in a chip amp forum, I presume people are talking about using linear pots (law faking) with chip amps.
For some reason, I could never make it work properly at the input of NI amp. There was simple not enough control (in certain volume ranges) and it was not comparable with a good log pot. I'm talking here about control range and not sound quality.
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1st September 2004, 06:57 PM
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Re: Re: Potentiometers
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Thanks! |
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2nd September 2004, 01:50 AM
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so called log pots aren't log these days either, they're just dual taper.
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2nd September 2004, 01:59 AM
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